A diploma is a type of certificate. That doesn't mean that everyone with a certificate has a college degree. A certificate is just a document showing that you completed an academic or training course or, in some cases, passed a proficiency test.
I forgot, there are also certificates for awards and acknowledgements, such as Employee of the Month and a Certificate of Appreciation. At its most basic level, a certificate is just a piece of paper (or badge or PDF document in modern times) showing that you achieved something. Certificates are handed out for anything and everything. I had a certificate showing that I was registered as a chemical dependency counselor. I was neither certified nor licensed yet; I was collecting experience hours for the license and still needed to take the exam. The certificate only proved that I went through a background check, submitted my transcripts showing that I met the educational requirements, and that I was listed in the state's registry as an intern.
I forgot, there are also certificates for awards and acknowledgements, such as Employee of the Month and a Certificate of Appreciation. At its most basic level, a certificate is just a piece of paper (or badge or PDF document in modern times) showing that you achieved something. Certificates are handed out for anything and everything. I had a certificate showing that I was registered as a chemical dependency counselor. I was neither certified nor licensed yet; I was collecting experience hours for the license and still needed to take the exam. The certificate only proved that I went through a background check, submitted my transcripts showing that I met the educational requirements, and that I was listed in the state's registry as an intern.
Graduate of Not VUL or ENEB
MS, MSS and Graduate Cert
AAS, AS, BA, and BS
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
TECEP
Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
CSU
Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
SL
Intro to Comm, Microbio, Acc I
Uexcel
A&P
Davar
Macro, Intro to Fin, Man Acc
MS, MSS and Graduate Cert
AAS, AS, BA, and BS
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
TECEP
Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
CSU
Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
SL
Intro to Comm, Microbio, Acc I
Uexcel
A&P
Davar
Macro, Intro to Fin, Man Acc
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